The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2178
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
9:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.35° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.83° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.